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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
improving market share, for example, might target a company where sales have been stagnant for a couple of quarters. Demonstrated profitability is a key competitive asset for older MBAs. “You may be looking for a job after being laid off,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Ken Baumgartner - Sticking with It
soon became very clear that Baumgartner had an undeniable talent for the game. After developing his skills in a Canadian junior league and in Europe, he put his full-time college plans on hold when he began playing with the Los Angeles Kings in 1988. “I figured I'd... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Delivering Trust
dimmer than they’d thought: In addition to Deborah’s ovarian cysts, Jake had a lower- than-normal sperm count. The couple went through three rounds of fertility treatment, all unsuccessful. Their experience made one thing clear: “We had... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 15 Aug 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
after eating prepared food cooked in a cross-contaminated pan. The couple cofounded End Allergies Together (EAT) to advance scientific and medical research in order to find treatments and cures. Among EAT’s founding principles is a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Crucible: Give It Up
perspective on life that I didn’t have before this all happened. My wife and I are both in good health now, but the takeaways from that time are still very fresh. A couple of years ago, I chose to work at a smaller venture and to focus on... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
The Well-Healed Athlete
preventing injuries through the study of the healthy body and optimal performance. It’s an area that hasn’t been well funded in the past, despite widespread interest from scientists, says Wu Tsai. Through the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation, established in 2018, the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Short Takes
should examine the issue of product architecture. Careful attention to modularity and intermodule coupling can dramatically lower the cost of change. Chinese Corporate Culture As China moves from a planned to a market-oriented economy,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey
- 02 Jun 2015
- News
Pointing the Way to a Better World
the equation—the people and organizations working on the solutions. The couple spent a year reporting on the ground, from around the world, and then compiled their conclusions for A Path Appears. The result, says WuDunn, is a hopeful... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers
marketing director at L'Oreal, also serves as Heritage Link's CFO. The Cuffes have two sons.) Asked where she'll be in 10 years, Cuffe replies, "I think I'll be a serial entrepreneur, with the wine business going well but maybe other businesses within that portfolio.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Flying High
regulatory issues, as well as intense competition from Europe’s Airbus. “The task here is growth,” said McNerney of his new assignment at Chicago-based Boeing. “That’s the thing we’ve got to get right over the next couple of years”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
gradually give up operating excellence, because it gets in the way of growth. How has the economic downturn affected Kimpton’s growth strategy? It’s definitely a big opportunity. Over the last couple of years we raised two funds with a... View Details
- 18 Aug 2015
- News
New HBS Fund Chairs
numerous leadership positions including launching the firm’s European Leveraged Finance unit in 1997 and leading it for three years. He has held his current position, head of Global Private Equity, since 2007. The couple is eager to help... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
The Business of Babies
The demand for babies by infertile couples and other would-be parents is huge — and little discussed. HBS professor Debora L. Spar addressed the market realities of adoption and scientific conception at the 2003 Alumni Health-Care... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
My Pandemic Year
just silence. No bubbling energy before the start of class, no chit-chat to catch up on the weekend’s gossip, no plans for the next travel destination. Everything that marked the daily hustle and bustle of the MBA experience was gone. Video Embed The next View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Happy New Year: The HBS Alumni Board's Newest Members Look to the Future
Committee for two, and humbly as its President for the last year. To be honest, I didn't even know the Board existed before receiving the invitation to join, but I viewed it as a way to engage more consistently and formally with the School, with an added benefit of... View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
An Unfinished Story
the pledge of allegiance at their naturalization ceremony. Fifteen years after the couple had fled a dictatorship in Brazil, they achieved their dream of becoming United States citizens. Those are just a few of the more than 70 stories... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
tight coupling of the "real" market (business) with the "expectations" market (the stock market). Using the analogy of the NFL's strict separation of actual games from betting, he shows how to reverse this situation, including... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Helping Women Executives Return to Work
ladder by moving from employer to employer every couple years,” she says. “They’re not going to take the information and go off and start their own business. They’re committed to the organization they’re working for and they are really... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Action Plan: Yes, Chef!
concept—Santa Monica’s Chinois on Main, where he popularized Asian fusion—and also went international with Spago Tokyo. Within a couple years, all of America knew of Puck. A few engaging cooking demos on Good Morning America snowballed... View Details
Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
workforce. While MPower Partners continues to offer investment from its first fund, Seki has been mulling a new fund focused solely on female-run enterprises. “I would like to launch the second fund in a couple of years, then possibly a... View Details